Academic career /
After obtaining in 2016 a Higher National Diploma in industrial and sustainable design, Alexis Guidet attended the École Supérieure
of Art & Design in Saint-Étienne to improve his practice with designers Éric Jourdan and Benjamin Graindorge. In 2018, he went to Japan
to work within designer Mikiya Kobayashi’s studio. Back in France, he graduated in 2020 from a Master degree in product design and
opened his design studio the following year.
Design ethos /
Influenced by his education in sustainable design and by his immersion in Japanese culture, Alexis Guidet spread through is work
a both conceptual and material esentiality. His approach is characterised by a graphic and sculptural treatment from which stick
out a deep interest in the sensitive impact of shapes, matters and textures. Wavering between speculation and pragmatism,
Alexis Guidet aims to bring out a spontaneous aesthetic that reflects our needs for intelligibility, essentiality and sustainability.
Exhibitions & workshops /
2022 / 12th Internationale Design Biennial Saint-Étienne
2020 / Workshop - Beijing Central Academy of Fine Arts
2019 / 11th Internationale Design Biennial Saint-Étienne
2019 / EU Agricultural Outlook - European Commission